The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-19
MAD MINNEAPOLIS MEN.
Seven Thousand of Them Pay Cash to Wit
ness Very Poor Pugilistic Performance.

Special to the Indianaoo Journal.
MINNEApoLIs. Minn., Jan. 18-About-7, 900
people gathered at the Washington Rink to-
night to witness the Cardiff-Sullivan fight The
contest was to be six rounds, the winner to re-
ceive rs per cent. and the loser 25. After the
usual preliminary set-tos between members of
the Sullivan combination and some local talent.
the event of the.evening occurred. 1t was a sur
prise party all around, and more disgusted
crowd never left building. The Marine and
Steve Taylor were behind Sullivan. and Donald
and Jerry Murphy attended Cardiff. The
Minneapolis lad was in the pink Of condition,
and stood up.to the "big 'un" in good shape, and
surprised his friends by the nervy manner in
which he acted.
First Round-After few seconds Of prelimi-
nary eparring. both countered Sullivan then
made a tremendous lunge at Cardiff. but missed
and struck a post. where his friends claim he
broke his wrist The remainder of the time al
lowed was consumed in sparring, both appar-
entity being afraid to lead.
Second Round-Cardiff came up at the call of
time. looking more confident, and in the pre-
liminary spArring led once or twice, but inef
fectually, Sullivan stopping his left and spar
ring for an opportunity to get in his deadly
right. The rest of the round was spent in feeling
for an opening by both men.
Third Round-This was the poorest round of
the fight. Cardiff was afraid to force the fight
ing, and seemed perfectly satisfied to remain
the defensive. Sullivan. for some reason. put
in none of his famous rushes, and seemed to be
afraid to use his left; he missed Cardiff with
several savage lunges
Fourth Round-The audience, which, up to
| this time had been intently watching the fight
| and who seemed to think that Sullivan had been
playing with his man, expected Cardiff to be fin
| shed up in short order. In this they were
| greatly disappointed. The same old walk around
| and shutting and sparring was resumed, Cardiff
| making one or two motions of offense which
| were answered by Sullivan with a feint from the
| right, which was amply sufficient to keep Mr..
| Cardiff on the defensive. In this round it is an
actual fact that no blow was struck by either
1 party.
Fifth Round-This was a duplicate of the pre-
| ceding one only one or two leads being made,
| and it seemed to the crowd as if one was afraid
| and the other dare not. The shuffling and the
sparring. the feinting and the lodging. was again
| resumed and time was called as the disappoin ted
| and disguised audience began think they we're
sold, and the kissing and hooting which made
| itself audible toward the close of the fourth
| round made itself distinctly manifest.
Sixth round-By the time this round had been
| half finished the thoroughly disgusted audience
had come to the conclusion that they had either
been sold or Sullivan had really broken his wrist.
He seemed to be able to move his arm, however,
| and the general opinion seems to be that it was
slightest, barring Sullivans alleged broken
wrist Cardiff was untouched, and was strone
and bright as he was before the fight began
The crowd howled and hooted it's disappoint
ment The wind-up of this round was a little
more brisk, but no harm was done.
/ After the conclusion of the fight. Pat Sheedy
exclaimed that Sullivan's wrist was broken
The crowd, meanwhile, howled for decision
and the referee, Pat Sullivan. the leading gam
bier Of the city, announced 1t a draw, which
entirely satisfied the Cardiff contingent, though
many claimed that Cardiff had the best of it Al
far as actual fighting was concerned. Whethe
the battle was On the square or not. Cardif
stock has advanced several points, with cor
responding decline in Sullivan's quotations.
During the progress OF the fight Telegram
was received from j. c. Murnan backer of Pa
Killen. as follows:
Pat Kien will fight John Sullivan on tn
same terms he gives Cardiff, either in Minneapo
lis, St Paul. Milwaukee or Duluth, inside o
thirty DAYS"
Pat Sheedy announced that he took no stoc
in Kien's words, but agreed to have Sullivan
meet him.